119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jun 26, 2025
S. 2186In CommitteeCrime and Law Enforcement
Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. (D-NJ)3 cosponsorsIntroduced Jun 26, 2025
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In plain English
S. 2186, sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), prohibits gun dealers from selling firearms or ammunition to anyone subject to a court order restricting their gun purchases while awaiting trial. The bill creates a grant program for states and Indian tribes to report pretrial release orders to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System so that information reaches gun sellers conducting background checks. It also makes conforming amendments to existing gun control law.
What’s in the bill (3 sections)
- Sec. 2. Amendments to the gun control act of 1968
- Sec. 3. Conforming amendments
- Sec. 4. Funds for states that report pretrial orders restricting
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in Senate
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Jun 26
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 26
Introduced in Senate
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